“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” -Henry Ford
Great things never come from comfort zones. We believe in order to be successful you need to have a continuous improvement mindset. Always challenging the status quo and being open to fresh new ideas from professionals who have been there, done that.
An advisory board can bring that to you. Creating a board of advisors could perhaps be the best investment that a business owner can make.
Our approach is different than most.
We’ve worked with many family businesses and have even been involved in ones ourselves. Everyone needs a board of advisors, but the typical process for creating one seems flawed.
We’ve developed a streamlined process that you can use to get up and running on your own without a long complicated and expensive consulting engagement. We remove the mystery of creating a board by providing you with a clear and detailed guide to create an effective board of advisors.
Ted Clark is an Executive Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, and was the Executive Director of the Northeastern University Center for Family Business for over 15 years. He has over 20 years of experience developing programs for and working with family businesses.
Ted Knowles was the VP of Marketing, and a member of the second generation in his family business, Potpourri Group, which was a specialty online retailer. The company grew organically through five startups and the merger/acquisition of five other businesses. He experienced firsthand the growth challenges and successes from a small startup into a successful larger enterprise. He draws on these experiences to help family businesses learn to identify and anticipate future issues by using personal, real-life, practical solutions. He has over 20 years of experience working with family business, through the Northeastern University Center for Family Business.
DEVELOPING A
BOARD OF ADVISORS
A 10-step approach for creating a board of advisors. The definitive how-to guide for family and privately-owned businesses.
Our no-nonsense approach removes the mystery of creating a board and provides you with a clear how-to guide, insight, tools and methodology.
Developing and writing effective business plans
for an owner-managed business
